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On this Day in April...
100
It comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?
100
How old is Mother Earth?
A. 4.5 Million years
B. 4.5 Billion Years
C. 4.5 Trillion Years
What is 4.5 Billion Years (B)?
4,500,000,000 years...wowzer, now a 3 minute digression...thank you for indulging us;)
100
True or False: Trees are the longest living organisms on Earth?
What is True...California holds the record for the oldest living trees. Some of the state’s bristlecone pines and giant sequoias are 4,000-5,000 years old. Methuselah, an estimated 4,852-year-old ancient Bristlecone Pine, is one of the oldest living trees in the world.
100
Triple Jeopardy: Movie, Actress, Director
What is Psycho, who is Janet Leigh & Alfred Hitchcock?
100
"A house divided against itself cannot stand" is a famous quote associated with a looming conflict, resulting in this war that started in April and ended in April.
What is the Civil War?
President Lincoln's quote:"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other".
- June 16, 1858 (then becoming the 16th President in March 1861)
- Location: Illinois Republican State Convention in Springfield, Illinois
- Context: Lincoln had just accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for US Senator.
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 Civil War
200
I am not alive but I can die.
What is a battery?
200
The EPA was formed because of Earth Day. True or False?
What is True?
Democrats, Republicans and people from all walks of life came together to support Earth Day. By the end of 1970, it resulted in the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the passing of significant environmental laws like the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act, among others. It also led to the creation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
200
These will be blooming all over Poughkeepsie and along our beautiful waterfront this month.
What are Cherry Blossom Trees?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Show and 2 Character Names.
What is M.A.S.H. and Colonel Potter, B.J., and Hawkeye?
200
This President's first inauguration as president took place on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.
Who is George Washington?
300
I go up but never come down.
What is your age?
300
This young woman took a zero-carbon voyage from Europe to the United States to raise awareness of climate change.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
300
True or False: Trees can 'talk' to each other?
What is True?
This is perhaps one of the most beautiful and complex natural phenomenons there is. Referred to as the ‘wood wide web’, trees and plants communicate with each other using a massive network of underground fungi. This ‘mycorrhizal’ network is of mutual benefit to the fungi and the tree and is used to share and exchange nutrients. Not only that, but some trees and plants are even able to send ‘messages’ along the network. For example, if a tree is being attacked by insects, it can use the wood wide web to ‘warn’ other trees along the network to trigger their own defenses.
300
Double jeopardy: Movie & Song being sung by both characters.
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What is Elf and Baby It's Cold Outside?
300
This ill-fated luxury liner sank on April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage.
What is the Titanic?
400
I am full of holes but I can still hold water.
What is a sponge?
400
According to the U.S. Department of State, this much (roughly) plastic goes into the world's oceans every single year.
a. 1 million metric tons
b. 4 million metric tons
c. 8 million metric tons
What is 8 million metric tons?
Given that most plastics aren't biodegradable, they are likely to linger in the environment for centuries to come. Found in north-central region of the Pacific, the largest accumulation of plastic debris in the ocean is known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" and is twice the size of Texas.
400
How many mature trees does it take to offset the average American carbon footprint per year?
A. 80 trees
B. 280 trees
C. 680 trees
What is 680 trees...To offset 16 tons of carbon (average amount for Americans), you would need to plant approximately 681 trees, assuming each tree absorbs roughly 47 pounds (21 kilograms) of CO2 annually.
400
TRIPLE JEOPARDY: Show, character, actor
What is Dallas, & who is Bobby Ewing aka Patrick Duffy?
400
Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon claimed this city (now the oldest city in the continental U.S.) for the Spanish Crown on April 2, 1513.
What is St. Augustine?
500
I am always running but never move.
What is a clock?
500
According to NOAA, since 1980, the U.S. has been impacted by this many weather and climate disasters.
a. 77
b. 377
c. 1377
What is 377?
These have included droughts, flooding, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes. The cost? More than $2.6 trillion. In fact, the U.S. experienced more billion-dollar disasters in 2023 than any other year on record, says NOAA NCEI director, Deke Arndt.
500
This tree is thought to be more than 4,789 years old and located in the United States. Name either the state where it lives, the type of tree, or its nickname.
What is California, bristlecone pine, or Methuselah?
500
Name of Movie
What is Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
500
This famous American writer, born in New York City on April 3, 1783, wrote Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and historical biographies such as the Life of Washington.
Who was Washington Irving?